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Danny Fenster lighting Detroit menorah after being freed from Myanmar prison

With tonight being the first night of Hanukkah, organizers wanted to honor someone who never let go of their faith in an unpredictable situation. What better person than journalist Danny Fenster?

Danny Fenster: US journalist freed from Myanmar jail

Danny Fenster will be allowed to leave the country just days after getting an 11-year sentence.

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Journalist Danny Fenster sentenced to 11 years in prison with hard labor in Myanmar

After more than 172 days behind bars, Danny Fenster, a journalist from metro Detroit who has been detained in Myanmar following a bloody coup there,...

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New charges filed against jailed US journalist Danny Fenster in Myanmar

The lawyer for an American journalist jailed in Myanmar for more than five months says his client has been served with two new criminal charges, including one that carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.

Former job is key in case against US journalist in Myanmar

The lawyer for an American journalist detained almost five months in military-ruled Myanmar says he is being prosecuted for an offense allegedly carried out by a news service for which he had stopped working more than half-a-year previously

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Family Vows To Win Freedom Of Detroit Journalist Held In Myanmar

The parents and brother of an American journalist who has been detained in Myanmar for 100 days vowed Tuesday to never stop working to secure his release.

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Groups say Myanmar journalists in peril amid crackdown

Media and human rights advocates say journalists in Myanmar are in extreme peril as the military-controlled government cracks down on independent reporting.

‘Danny is a sitting duck’ -- Family of Metro Detroit journalist detained in Myanmar worries about COVID spike

“Extremely disappointing as a family,” Bryan Fenster said. “We’re scared. We’re very concerned COVID is bouncing all over this prison."

Lawyer: US editor jailed in Myanmar fears he has COVID-19

An American journalist being held in a prison in Myanmar had told his lawyer that he believes he has caught COVID-19, but prison authorities deny he is infected

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Metro Detroit journalist detained in Myanmar speaks to family ahead of Thursday hearing

The family of Danny Fenster has some new hope in the form of a phone call.

‘I’m not losing my mind. I’m angry at the unfairness of it,’ jailed journalist’s dad says ahead of next hearing

More than a month ago, on May 24, a 37-year-old journalist from the U.S. was detained and thrown in jail, without access to a lawyer or even granted a phone call.

American Journalist, Metro Detroit Native Danny Fenster Appears In Court After Weeks In Detention

(CNN) – Danny Fenster, a US journalist who was detained in Myanmar over three weeks ago, has appeared at a court in Yangon according to Frontier Myanmar, the news publication Fenster works for as managing editor. “Following a brief hearing, Danny was remanded to Insein Prison for two weeks and is scheduled to appear again in court on July 1. They need to release Danny IMMEDIATELY.”On Tuesday a US State Department spokesperson told CNN that the US Embassy in Myanmar had been unable to access Fenster. Rose Fenster, Danny Fenster’s mother, pleaded for his release during an appearance on CNN’s “Reliable Sources” last month. He spent more than two months incarcerated at Insein Prison.

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Myanmar extends detention of US journalist, Metro Detroit native Danny Fenster

Danny Fenster, the American journalist in Myanmar detained last month by authorities, made an appearance Thursday in a special court in the prison where he is being held, his employer said.

Myanmar extends detention of US journalist Danny Fenster

A court in Myanmar extended the detention of American journalist Danny Fenster for another two weeks, while the U.S. State Department urged that it be granted consular access to him.

Myanmar court frees one of two detained US journalists

A court in Myanmar has released U.S. journalist Nathan Maung, who was arrested three months ago while working for a local online news agency

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Metro Detroit community rallies to free detained journalist Danny Fenster

It's been nearly two weeks since Danny Fenster was detained by military in Myanmar.

Parents of Metro Detroit native, journalist detained in Myanmar plead with the military for his release

With their son gone, Rose and Buddy have been doing all they can to at least raise awareness on Danny’s situation.

Bring Danny home: The effort to free Metro Detroit journalist detained in Myanmar

With each passing day, there’s growing concern about the well-being of Danny Fenster, a Huntington Woods man who was detained in Myanmar where he has been working as a journalist.

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American Journalist Detained In Myanmar

Danny Fenster, an editor for Frontier Myanmar, was detained at the airport.

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Metro Detroit native and journalist detained by military government in Myanmar

Danny Fenster, 37, managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, has worked in Myanmar for about two years.

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Journalist from Metro Detroit detained by military in Myanmar

Danny Fenster is a Berkley High School graduate working as a journalist in war-torn Myanmar.

Detroit area native working as journalist for Myanmar magazine detained

Danny Fenster, who went to Wayne State University, was detained at Yangon International Airport as he was preparing to board a flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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American journalist working for Myanmar magazine detained

An American journalist working for a news magazine in Myanmar was detained Monday by the authorities there, his employers said. Frontier Myanmar, which publishes in both English and Burmese and also online, said on Twitter that Danny Fenster, its managing editor, was detained at Yangon International Airport as he was preparing to board a flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It said the magazine did not know why Fenster was detained and had not been able to contact him, but it understood that he had been taken to Insein Prison in Yangon, which over decades has housed thousands of political prisoners.

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Myanmar restricts internet access as thousands protest for the first time since coup

The tense but peaceful protests in Yangon came as the military junta began restricting access to the internet, largely shutting off the country of 54 million from the outside world. Police block a road in Yangon, Myanmar, on Saturday. (Associated Press)A 35-year-old woman who identified herself as a protest organizer said the demonstration would be the first of many to come. Uprisings in Myanmar have been brutally suppressed in the past by the Tatmadaw, including in 2007 and 1988. Special correspondent Nachemson reported from Yangon and Times staff writer Pierson from Singapore.

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